# Babs

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bæbz/ · frequency rank #38,296

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

## Etymology
From the clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bs)
- **BB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bb)
- **bad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bad)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bar)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bus)
- **bag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bag)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bay)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bob)
- **BBC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bbc)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-ban)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bat)
- **BBQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bbq)
- **bam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bam)
- **BAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bae)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bis)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bts)
- **BCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bcs)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bas)
- **bai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bai)
- **BBW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/babs-vs-bbw)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abbs`, `babbs`, `babss`, `basb`, `bbabs`, `bbas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babs